Synopsis
Provides in-depth coverage of organic stereochemistry. Topics include a discussion of aldol diastereoselection under thermodynamic and kinetic control, enantioselection in aldol condensations involving chiral reactants, applications of molecular mechanics calculations to organic chemistry, and much more. Brings together the disciplines of surface chemistry and stereochemistry to demonstrate that the properties of stereoisomers may be useful in extending the understanding of the weak yet important molecular forces that operate in surface monolayers.
Booknews
The series, intended for advanced students, teachers, and active researchers, both updates the information found in the standard monographs and also deals in greater detail with some of the topics summarized in such texts. Volume 21 contains five chapters: stereochemistry and mechanism of the Wittig reaction; anomeric effect--origin and consequences; unusual saturated hydrocarbons--interaction between theoretical and synthetic chemistry; stereochemistry of metabolic reactions of amino acids; and searching techniques for databases of three-dimensional chemical structures. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)